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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study population by preterm labor

From: Spontaneous preterm labor is associated with an increase in the proinflammatory signal transducer TLR4 receptor on maternal blood monocytes

Characteristics

Preterm labor

Pregnant

P-value

 

(n = 41)

(n = 41)

 
 

No. (%)

No. (%)

 

Age (median, IQR)

23 (7)

24 (8)

0.32

Race

   

   White non-Hispanic

13 (31.7)

11 (29.7)

0.27

   Black

11 (26.8)

4 (10.8)

 

   Hispanic

22 (41.5)

22 (59.5)

 

   Missing

4

0

 

Parity (median, IQR)

   

Married

   

Years of education (median, IQR)

   

Cigarette smoker

9 (22.0)

7 (17.1)

0.58

Characteristics

Pregnant term labor

Pregnant not term labor

P-value

 

(n = 8)

(n = 12)

 
 

No. (%)

No. (%)

 

Age (median, IQR)

25 (3)

24 (10)

0.99

Race

   

   White non-Hispanic

1 (31.7)

1 (14.3)

0.89

   Black

0 (0.0)

2 (28.6)

 

   Hispanic

5 (41.5)

4 (57.1)

 

   Missing

2

5

 

Parity (median, IQR)

   

Married

   

Years of education (median, IQR)

   

Cigarette smoker

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

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